NBA Rumors: Latest Trade Buzz DeMarcus Cousins, Andrew Bogut and More

December 12th, 2016 by Timothy Rapp Leave a reply »

The NBA trade rumors are about to heat up on Dec. 15, when players signed as free agents are finally eligible to be traded.

Let's break down some of the latest buzz ahead of the unofficial opening of the trade season.   

   

DeMarcus Cousins, C, Sacramento Kings

Outside of perhaps only Nerlens Noel in Philadelphia—who is stuck in a three-center rotation with Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor—it's unlikely any player will receive more trade buzz in the next few months than Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins.

It makes sense. The Kings have limped out to another poor start to the season. Cousins is set to be a free agent after next season and will garner a huge return if he's dealt.

But it seems the Kings aren't quite ready to go down that road, per Marc Stein of ESPN.com:

Sources with knowledge of Sacramento’s thinking say the Kings believe it’s still on the early side to seriously entertain the idea of parting with Cousins, even with the clock ticking toward the final season of Cousins’ four-year max extension from 2013 an ...

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